Are you among the 3 million California taxpayers who have yet to receive the state’s Middle Class Tax Refund? Bah-humbug, indeed! The latest on this inflation stimulus payment comes with a holiday asterisk. The latest data from the Franchise Tax Board was last updated Dec. 16. The FTB typically updates the distribution numbers every Wednesday,…
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By Michael McAuliff, Kaiser Health News Doctors are urging Congress to call off cuts scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1 in the reimbursements they receive from Medicare. In what has become an almost yearly ritual, physician groups are arguing that patients will have greater difficulty finding doctors who accept Medicare if lawmakers allow the…
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Los Angeles Rams celebrates after a touchdown by tight end Tyler Higbee during the first half of an NFL football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Denver Broncos on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio J. Sanchez) Los Angeles Rams tight end Tyler Higbee runs past Denver Broncos cornerback Damarri…
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A statue of Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki by artist Omri Amrany is unveiled at American Airlines Center on December 25, 2022 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images) Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki talks with team owner Mark Cuban before Nowitzki’s statue is unveiled at American Airlines Center on December 25, 2022 in…
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Los Angeles Rams celebrates after a touchdown by tight end Tyler Higbee during the first half of an NFL football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Denver Broncos on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio J. Sanchez) Los Angeles Rams tight end Tyler Higbee runs past Denver Broncos cornerback Damarri…
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As 2022 draws to a close, despite the positive bleatings of the politicians, this was not a great year for California. The once-projected $100 billion surplus could have been used to reconfigure the state’s tax system, which is overdependent on the PIT — the personal income tax. It wasn’t. Instead, the state’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s…
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LOS ANGELES — The South Coast Air Quality Management District extended a mandatory prohibition Sunday on indoor and outdoor wood burning in much of the Southland through tomorrow due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. The residential wood-burning ban will be in effect until at least 11:59 p.m. Monday. It affects…
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By DOUG FERGUSON Kathy Whitworth set a benchmark in golf no one has ever touched, whether it was Sam Snead or Tiger Woods, Mickey Wright or Annika Sorenstam. Her 88 victories are the most by any player on a single professional tour. Whitworth, whose LPGA Tour victories spanned nearly a quarter-century and who became the…
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DALLAS — There are losses that are tough to swallow. And then there are losses when you give up 51 points in a single quarter. The fortunes of the Lakers could be read plainly on LeBron James’ face in their Christmas Day matchup with Dallas. As they cruised out to an early double-digit lead, he…
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ARCADIA — Taiba will be favored when a field of nine enters the starting gate for Monday’s Malibu Stakes on opening day of Santa Anita’s 47-day Classic Meet. The $300,000 Malibu is one of three Grade I races, along with the La Brea and the American Oaks, on the 11-race card that begins at 11…
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